diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
index b1ec0e2aeb5..8ae6ca360c2 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ static int hiddev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 bail_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock);
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&list->hiddev->list_lock);
+	list_del(&list->node);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&list->hiddev->list_lock);
 bail:
 	file->private_data = NULL;
 	kfree(list);